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New standards lead to groundwater advisory
BEMIDJI -- The state Department of Health now recommends that pregnant women in the Bemidji area drink bottled or filtered water and use the...
 News/local May 23, 2017 - 5:10pm
A rare wood tick disease is being reported in the northern U.S. Photo courtesy of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New scary tick disease surfacing in region
MINOT, N.D.— It is the season of the ticks -- and another new dangerous virus carried by the creatures has been been reported in Minnesota...
 News May 22, 2017 - 5:16pm
Bemidji liquor stores to remain closed Sundays
BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji City Council came to a consensus at a work session Monday, choosing to keep its two municipal liquor stores closed on Sundays for the foreseeable future. The decision was based on an analysis done by city staff, including Finance Director Ron Eischens and City...
 News/local May 22, 2017 - 8:02pm
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‘Any last words?’ Minn. woman tells jury of the horrifying day her ex shot her at work
John Steurer had a favorite put-down for his wife of more than 20 years. “I was about as dumb as a box of rocks. That’s what he’d always...
 News May 23, 2017 - 5:39pm
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An Alaska man tried to take his life. But the bullet passed through him and killed his girlfriend.
Victor Sibson does not remember what happened the night he put a gun to his head, he told police. Shortly after 2 a.m. on April 19, the 21 year-old...
 News May 23, 2017 - 3:00pm
1 killed, another injured after van collides with semi
ROSEAU, Minn. — A Roseau man died after his van crashed into a semi late Monday, May 22. Minnesota State Patrol says 42-year-old Jack...
 News May 23, 2017 - 5:09am
Redby man pleads not guilty to sex crime
BEMIDJI -- A Redby man who was charged with a felony after allegedly arranging to meet and have sex with an undercover officer he thought was a child pleaded not guilty Monday. Gary Lee Cobenais, 43, was initially charged with soliciting a child or someone believed to be a child through...
 News/local May 22, 2017 - 2:42pm
While participating in a panel discussion Greg Liedl, transportation coordinator for Bemidji Area Schools, demonstrates how some students use their cell phones to makes bus drivers aware of their presence during the Northwest Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths workshop on Tuesday at the Sanford Center. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
Lessons learned: School officials, law enforcement, first responders discuss response to school bus crash
BEMIDJI—By all accounts, the aftermath of the early May school bus crash that left a handful of children seriously injured went as well...
 News/local May 23, 2017 - 4:15pm
Memorial Day holiday changes announced
BEMIDJI -- Because of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 29, residential refuse customers in the city of Bemidji who normally have garbage pick-up on Monday will have it picked up Tuesday, May 30. The Bemidji Community Food Shelf will be closed on Monday, May 29, and will reopen...
 News/local May 23, 2017 - 7:15am
Arlen Turner Jr. and Brittany Marie Harenza
Charges: Couple ran 'large-scale' sex trafficking enterprise in Washington County
STILLWATER, Minn. — Washington County authorities allege two people arrested May 16 ran a large-scale prostitution and sex trafficking...
 News May 23, 2017 - 12:25pm
Time of the ticks: Dept. of Health says risk of tick-borne diseases high in the state
BEMIDJI—It is the season of the ticks in north-central Minnesota. And the Minnesota Department of Health says that this past winter's heavy...
 News/local May 23, 2017 - 4:22pm
Casey Adam Matthews
Casey Adam Matthews Sept. 6, 1989 - May 17, 2017 BENA, Minn. - Casey Adam Matthews, 27, Bena, died Wednesday, May 17. The wake began 5 p.m. Monday, May 22, and will continue until the traditional service at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at Bena Community Center. Allen Hardy will...
 May 23, 2017 - 5:49pm
Rochester man pleads not guilty to sex crime
BEMIDJI—A Rochester man accused of seeking sex with an underage girl after allegedly being caught in an online sting pleaded not guilty...
 News/local May 23, 2017 - 4:39pm
Man fires 5 to 7 shots at another vehicle on Minnesota interstate
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota State Patrol is looking for tips to find a driver who fired five to seven shots at a tow truck on Interstate 35E...
 News May 23, 2017 - 2:50pm
Timothy "Tim" Vind
Timothy "Tim" Vind Timothy Bryan Vind, 57, of Bemidji, MN passed away peacefully on May 20, 2017 after a long battle with cancer, surrounded...
 May 23, 2017 - 6:04pm

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